Spin king Shane Warne says Fawad Ahmed would be a great addition to the Ashes squad if his Australian citizenship can be fast-tracked in time. Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor has …
Continue reading Ahmed would be great for Ashes: WarneRoger Federer admits he can see the funny side of players whipping out mobile phones on court, but warns they could also undermine the game’s integrity. Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine …
Continue reading No phoning home for Roger FedererCollingwood premiership forward Alan Didak will play his first AFL game this year and Heath Shaw also returns to face a depleted Brisbane at the Gabba on Friday night. Elevated …
Continue reading AFL’s Magpies add Didak, Shaw for LionsThe big, bustling Lions are on their way to Australia but aren’t believing their own press. The UK rugby scribes are predicting the Wallabies pack will be cannon-fodder for the …
Continue reading Welsh hair-bear praises Wallabies packQueensland coach Mal Meninga has warned injured winger Darius Boyd is not out of the woods despite an earlier than expected appearance at training on Thursday. Boyd, feared to have …
Continue reading Meninga says Boyd not in the clear yetCollingwood premiership forward Alan Didak will play his first AFL game of the year and Heath Shaw is also back for Friday night’s Gabba clash with a depleted Brisbane. The …
Continue reading Didak, Shaw in for AFL’s MagpiesCanterbury captain Michael Ennis says the Bulldogs are only just coming to terms with their status as one of the hunted teams of the NRL after last year’s stellar season. …
Continue reading Bulldogs are NRL’s hunted: EnnisJames Tamou believes giant front-rower Andrew Fifita is the player that could make the difference for NSW against Queensland in State of Origin game one next Wednesday. Fifita is one …
Continue reading Tamou impressed by new boy FifitaNSW coach Laurie Daley has defended bringing John Sutton and Josh Reynolds into camp for two days before deciding on who would fill the bench spot vacated by the injured …
Continue reading Coach Daley happy with Reynolds decisionBrumbies captain Ben Mowen says the Hurricanes are a much stronger outfit than last week’s opponents the Blues as his side prepares for their Super Rugby clash with the luxuries …
Continue reading Brumbies host Canes with unchanged sideEssendon’s interim chief executive Ray Gunston wants the job permanently. Gunston, the former Tatts Group chief financial officer, last week replaced Ian Robson, who resigned over his role in the …
Continue reading Bombers’ interim CEO wants job long-termThe British and Irish Lions will miss injured captain Sam Warburton for their opening two matches in a worrying start to their six-week tour. Warburton has a history of knee …
Continue reading Skipper Sam on ice for Lions’ tour startQueensland winger Darius Boyd made his first appearance at training on Thursday indicating he would be cleared to play in Wednesday night’s opening State of Origin game in Sydney. Boyd …
Continue reading Boyd in first Origin training run for QldFremantle coach Ross Lyon has described Adelaide’s midfield as “top of the tree”, but says the Dockers also possess enough on-ball firepower to win Saturday’s AFL clash at AAMI Stadium. …
Continue reading AFL Dockers aim to knock Crows off perchLaurie Daley admits telling John Sutton he’d lost out to Josh Reynolds for the NSW 17th man spot was one of the hardest things he’s ever done. Canterbury five-eighth Reynolds …
Continue reading Sutton omission difficult for DaleyMelbourne Rebels five-eighth James O’Connor says his Super Rugby team’s ambitions come before any personal duel with Queensland’s Quade Cooper. Test-elect O’Connor will go head-to-head with Cooper, who was overlooked …
Continue reading O’Connor says Rebels win most importantAFL chief Andrew Demetriou is backing Collingwood’s decision to retain Eddie McGuire as president despite being charged with breaching the league’s racial vilification policy. Collingwood’s board gave McGuire its full …
Continue reading AFL boss backs McGuire to stay with ‘PiesNSW captain Dave Dennis insists the Waratahs can end a nine-year drought against the Crusaders provided they display the right attitude in Friday’s must-win Super Rugby clash in Christchurch. Like …
Continue reading Dennis insists Tahs can end drought

